Ancients
Valentinian II (AD 375-392). AV solidus (21mm, 4.47 gm, 5h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Thessalonica, ca. AD 379. D N VALENTINIANVS IVN P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Valentinian II right, seen from front / VICTOR-IA AVGG •, Gratian and Valentinian II seated facing on double throne, holding globe between them, Valentinian holding mappa in left hand; Victory standing with outspread wings behind and between them, vertical palm between on ground line, TESOB in exergue. RIC IX 34b2 corr. (• placed in mintmark). Depeyrot 35/2. Cohen 36. Compact portrait on obverse with spectacularly detailed reverse. Toned flan with orange overtones.
From the Collection of a Philhellene. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton VI (14-15 January 2003), lot 1121.
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD